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1. Rover/Buick/Olds conversions... (score: 1): Author: DAN_GRAVES@hp-roseville-om3.om.hp.com; Date: Fri, 20 Nov 1998 13:53:38 -0800; Just curious. For those of you building MG's with R/B/O V8's, why that particular engine? Is it because its closer to the original factory setup, or maybe because of conversion kits available? I admi; /html/mgb-v8/1998-11/msg00030.html (7,961 bytes)
2. RE: Rover/Buick/Olds conversions... (score: 1): Author: Paul.Kile@Aerojet.com (KILE, PAUL D); Date: Fri, 20 Nov 1998 14:16:36 -0800; There are two reasons for the use of the Rover/Buick/Olds V-8 in an MGB installation - weight and parts availability. If you check out the "engine weights" page on the Scions of Lucas web page, you; /html/mgb-v8/1998-11/msg00031.html (10,488 bytes)
3. Re: Rover/Buick/Olds conversions... (score: 1): Author: DANMAS@aol.com; Date: Fri, 20 Nov 1998 19:05:11 EST; Paul, We need to be real careful when talking about engine weights, especially if we are using the data from the Scions of Lucas site, to be sure we are not comparing apples to doughnuts. We must mak; /html/mgb-v8/1998-11/msg00032.html (13,664 bytes)
4. RE: Rover/Buick/Olds conversions... (score: 1): Author: gbuck@pinnaclegrp.com (Gordon Buck); Date: Fri, 20 Nov 1998 16:26:51 -0800; Many years ago I purchased a Buick 3.5 liter to rebuild and as I dismantled it I weighed parts. As I recall the total including flywheel, starter, water pump, exhaust manifolds, intake manifold, and; /html/mgb-v8/1998-11/msg00033.html (15,123 bytes)
5. Re: Rover/Buick/Olds conversions... (score: 1): Author: Keith Wheeler <keithw@sand.net>; Date: Fri, 20 Nov 1998 16:50:54 -0800; Dan and all, Ok, this is one of my favorite preaching points. All the time I get questions and comments: "Why not put a 300ZX V-6 in? It's cool! It's high-tech! It makes lots o'HP!" Well, yeah, true.; /html/mgb-v8/1998-11/msg00034.html (11,048 bytes)
6. Re: Rover/Buick/Olds conversions... (score: 1): Author: Susan and John Roper <vscjohn@iamerica.net>; Date: Fri, 20 Nov 1998 22:29:00 -0600; I can't give you the exact weights, but at my advanced age[and advanced mental deterioation]I can still pick up a Rove block with crank in place, whereas I don't even try hoisting a Ford block. All o; /html/mgb-v8/1998-11/msg00037.html (16,504 bytes)
7. Re: Rover/Buick/Olds conversions... (score: 1): Author: DANMAS@aol.com; Date: Sat, 21 Nov 1998 13:13:11 EST; I John, A Ford block is not as heavy as you might imagine, weighing only 127 pounds. I seem to recall that the BORP block weighs about 85 pounds, 42 pounds less than the Ford. All of the Rover is all; /html/mgb-v8/1998-11/msg00040.html (12,427 bytes)

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